What Pirates Have To Teach Us About Leadership
What Pirates Have To Teach Us About Leadership By Francesca Gino, Harvard Business School Professor Best-Selling Author of “Rebel Talent” (DeyStreet, 2018) and “Sidetracked” (HBR Press, 2013). TEDx speaker (The Power of Why) In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of…
We are happy when we grow
“We are happy when we grow” We’re told so often that success means being happy all the time. But happiness isn’t like that, it’s not 24/7 — it ebbs and flows. Growth has its hard times. Growth can be painful. Yet it’s in that pain,…
Compliance Lesson from a Baby Camel!
Compliance Lesson from a Baby Camel! By Anis Ahmed, Founder & CEO of Unitor Chairperson of Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists’ (ACFCS) MENA Chapter. “Once upon a time there lived a camel with her baby. One day the baby camel and her mother were…
Gratitude
“Gratitude” When we appreciate and support the great deeds of others, we make them feel good and boost their desire to do more good work. Appreciation means to show our gratitude, recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people and things. Learning to…
Happiness Lies Within
“Happiness Lies Within” We feel happy just because a tangible energetic sense of well-being is inside us. It’s almost as if the energy we sense within us in these moments—the energy of our being or consciousness—has a natural quality of well-being. You can bring more…
Core Investigative Due Diligence
Investigative due diligence is a key resource for every compliance department.
The importance of optimism
“The importance of optimism” Optimism allows us to learn from failures, pick up the pieces and move on to something greater. The greatest business ideas, and times in life, can be born from failure. Optimistic leaders can help motivate and engage their employees. A positive…
Forgiveness
“Forgiveness” Our capacity for forgiveness is a part of human nature that has evolved in the process of natural selection, and according to evolutionary science, it developed in the same way as our tendency toward revenge. Both forgiveness and revenge are social instincts that solved…
Failure Leads Success
“Failure Leads Success” There’s strong evidence that shows we actually learn more from our failures than our successes. It was Ellen DeGeneres who said, “It’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.” Every success comes with hundreds (perhaps thousands) of rejections, blunders and…
Learn From Your Mistakes
“Learn From Your Mistakes” We need to learn from our mistakes so that we do not run the risk of repeating them. We must develop the wisdom and sense to make good decisions and choices. Good judgment will only develop if you truly learn from…
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